The Eurofile Live Episode: Europe in the Wake of the 2025 NSS
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Dec 10, 2025 
Kristine Berzina, a senior fellow focusing on U.S.-European defense relations, and Abraham Newman, a Georgetown University professor specializing in globalization, tackle the implications of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy. They discuss Europe's perception of the NSS as paternalistic and the potential risks of U.S. support for far-right movements. The conversation highlights contrasts in free speech norms, historical U.S. coercion, and Europe's struggle for strategic autonomy in tech and defense. They emphasize the need for Europe to reclaim its agency and foster innovation.
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NSS Treats Europe As A Cautionary Tale
- The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy centers Europe as a cautionary example rather than a distant priority. - Kristine Berzina says the document adopts a paternalistic tone and targets European domestic politics and governance as warnings for U.S. audiences.
NSS Sidesteps China On Cutting-Edge Tech
- Abraham Newman highlights a shift: the NSS omits strategic competition with China on cutting-edge tech. - He calls the strategy puzzling because it targets older platforms like X while ignoring AI and other frontier tech rivalry.
Tech Clash Reflects Deeper Political Battle
- The tech clash centers on divergent values: Europe's precautionary regulation vs. U.S. entrepreneurial openness. - Newman and Berzina argue the conflict reflects deeper political aims, not just regulatory disputes about platforms like X.
